Book Two Unit 3

Book Two

Unit 3

Part I Listening Comprehension [15 minutes]

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.

Section A

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There

are five recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question.

Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question,

you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D)

given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the

Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Example: You will hear:

You will read: A) New York City. B) An evening party.

C) An air trip. D) The man’s job.

From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a flight to New York. Therefore, C)

An air trip is the best answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet with a single

line through the center.

Now the test will begin.

1. A) She painted the house herself.

B) She wants the man to paint the house.

C) The painter painted the house for her.

D) The house required no painting.

2. A) Worker. B) Mechanic. C) Typist. D) Waiter.

3. A) At the post office. B) By the window.

C) At a store. D) In a bank.

4. A) She doesn’t know how long they will have to wait.

B) They are going to be in Wuhan at eight.

C) They are going to be very late.

D) The train doesn’t go to Wuhan.

5. A) He keeps his car in good condition.

B) He has an accident.

C) He is careless with his car.

D) He likes old cars. Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2

recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the

conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should

decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper.

Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

center.

Conversation 1

6. A) China. B) Japan. C) America. D) Canada.

7. A) Because he has no experience.

B) Because they don’t have enough money.

C) Because the fare is expensive.

D) Because his wife worried about the dog, the house and so on.

Conversation 2

8. A) Because Jenny’s aunt tells Charles about her.

B) Because they are friends.

C) Because they live near each other.

D) Because he is Jenny’s cousin.

9. A) He was studying there.

B) He was working there.

C) He was not only studying, but also working there.

D) He was traveling there.

10. A) He didn’t like Canada.

B) He enjoyed staying there very much.

C) He liked Canada most of all.

D) He thought it’s just so-so.

Section C

Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will

hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and

the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete

the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The

questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write

your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage. 11. What kind of thing does the television present to us?

It presents __________________.

12. What place can we visit in Egypt?

We can visit __________________.

13. What has television become today?

One of __________________ tools of communication.

14. What kind of people does the affect?

It affects people from __________________ to the adult.

15. What is critical?

It is how to __________________.

Part II Structure [15 minutes]

Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct

sentences. It consists of 2 sections.

Section A

Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to

complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4

choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on

the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

16. Not for a moment ______ the truth of your explanation about the event.

A) we have doubted B) did we doubt C) we had doubted D) doubted we

17. Linda feels exhausted because she ______ so many visitors today.

A) has been having B) had been having C) was having D) had had

18. ______ last Friday, he would have got to Paris.

A) Would he leave B) Had he left C) If he is to leave D) If he was leaving

19. Everybody has arrived. It’s time we ______ the work.